www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Mikhail Bogdanovhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/mikhail-bogdanov/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Mikhail Bogdanoven-usFri, 14 Dec 2012 07:09:29 -0500Russia backtracks on statement about Assad's fallhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/14/russia-backtracks-statement-about-assads-fall/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MOSCOW (AP) &mdash; Russia's attempt to backpedal after a top diplomat said Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country reflects the dilemma Moscow faces as opposition fighters gain ground.</p> <p>Throughout the Syrian crisis, Russia has tried to walk a fine line &mdash; eschewing statements of outright support ...Vladimir IsachenkovFri, 14 Dec 2012 07:09:29 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/14/russia-backtracks-statement-about-assads-fall/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRussia says Assad losing control, rebels could winhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/13/russia-acknowledges-assad-losing-control/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>BEIRUT &mdash; Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, the first time Moscow has acknowledged the regime is cracking under the force of a powerful rebellion.</p> <p>NATO also predicted Assad's fall, with ...Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Vladimir IsachenkovThu, 13 Dec 2012 06:31:46 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/13/russia-acknowledges-assad-losing-control/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRussia says Assad is losing controlhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/13/russia-says-assad-is-losing-control-envoy-acknowle/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Russia, which has provided military and political support key to the Syrian regime, acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control and the rebels may win the civil war that has dragged on for 21 months and claimed an estimated 40,000 lives.</p> <p>Russian Deputy ...Ashish Kumar SenThu, 13 Dec 2012 21:19:08 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/13/russia-says-assad-is-losing-control-envoy-acknowle/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS